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A physician assistant entry-level doctoral degree: more harm than good?

BMC Medical Education, 2021
Background As most health professions in the United States have adopted clinical or practice doctorates, there has been an ongoing debate on whether physician assistants (PAs) should transition from a master’s to a doctorate as the terminal degree.
Violet Kulo, Shani Fleming, Karen L. Gordes, Hyun-Jin Jun, James F. Cawley, Gerald Kayingo   +5 more
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Physician Assistant Program Policies to Assess and Address Student Reports of Mistreatment During Clinical Training [PDF]

, 2022
IntroductionMany physician assistant (PA) students experience mistreatment in clinical learning environments, and accredited PA programs are required to define, publish, and make readily available policies and procedures for student reports of ...
Nicholas M. Hudak, Melinda Blazar, Nancy W. Knudsen, Hudak, Nicholas M, Blazar, Melinda, Knudsen, Nancy W   +5 more
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Preceptors’ preparedness to teach about substance and opioid use disorder: a qualitative study

BMC Medical Education, 2022
Study aim Little is known about preceptors’ comfort and readiness to teach clinical students about the care of patients with substance and opioid use disorder (SUD/OUD).
Enya Lowe, Alexis Coulourides Kogan, Corinne T. Feldman, Sae Byul Ma, Désirée A. Lie   +4 more
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Stats on the desats: alarm fatigue and the implications for patient safety

BMJ Open Quality, 2023
Background Physiological monitoring systems, like Masimo, used during inpatient hospitalisation, offer a non-invasive approach to capture critical vital signs data. These systems trigger alarms when measurements deviate from preset parameters.
Peter A Noseworthy, Rachel Olson, Danielle O'Laughlin, Hannah R Anderson, Alex C Borgen, Rebecca Christnacht, Jenny Ng, Joel G Weller, Halley N Davison, Levi Disrud, Anthony H Kashou   +10 more
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The case for the physician assistant [PDF]

Clinical Medicine, 2012
The NHS is facing a crisis from the combination of EWTD, MMC, the ageing population and rising expectations; thus its tradition of high quality care is under pressure. Physician assistants (PAs) are a new profession to the UK, educated to nationally set standards and, working as dependent practitioners, provide care in the medical model.
Nick, Ross, Jim, Parle, Phil, Begg, David, Kuhns   +3 more
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Job satisfaction and moral distress of nurses working as physician assistants: focusing on moderating role of moral distress in effects of professional identity and work environment on job satisfaction

BMC Nursing, 2023
Background Physician assistant was created in response to a shortage of physicians. However, this profession is not officially recognized in Korea. Many nurses are working as physician assistants. Their job satisfaction was low due to role conflict.
Minsub Kim, Younjae Oh, Joo Yun Lee, Eunhee Lee   +3 more
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Physician Assistant Educator Competencies [PDF]

, 2019
The rapid expansion of physician assistant (PA) programs over the past decade has led to a shortage of experienced PA faculty. This has prompted many faculty development initiatives to help provide the skills needed by new faculty making the jump from ...
Joseph Zaweski, Zaweski, Joseph, Sedrak, Mona, Betsy Quick Melcher, Mona Sedrak, Mary Von, Sara Fletcher, Fletcher, Sara, Von, Mary, Melcher, Betsy Quick   +9 more
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Physician Assistant (MPA) Program Review Report with Appendices [PDF]

, 2021
This evidence consists of the Master's of Physician Assistant (MPA) program report and appendices (A-I ...
Physician Assistant (PA), College of Health Professions   +1 more
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Saturday Pap Smear Clinic: addressing barriers to cervical cancer screening

BMJ Open Quality, 2023
Background The incidence of cervical cancer has decreased by 70% since the 1950s. Preventative measures include vaccination against HPV strains and Papanicolaou tests.
Jordan Anderson, Brittany Strelow, Mollie Francis, Gabrielle Gertner, Rachel Olson, Kholood Abuhadid, Deqa Abdi, Nicole Fellows, Stephanie Fink, Joy Stevens, Sonya Peters, Anne Stolp, Johanna Tweedy, Danielle O'Laughlin   +13 more
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The feasibility of self-directed POCUS training in Physician Assistant education

WFUMB Ultrasound Open, 2023
The increasing use of Point of Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) in medicine and healthcare prompted this pilot study, which aims to gain insight into the feasibility of online, self-directed POCUS training in the Physician Assistant (PA) curriculum.
Harrynauth Persaud, Jeanetta Yuan, Jason Herel, Bernard Beckerman   +3 more
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